department store

noun

: a store having separate sections for a wide variety of goods

Examples of department store in a Sentence

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For more than six decades, the department store has advertised over-the-top holiday packages. Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024 The Sears department store failed to adapt to the digital economy and has trailed behind competitors Kohl’s and Macy’s. Georgia Godfrey, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 So this latest installment has been passed on to British commercials and music video director Dougal Wilson, best known locally for his Christmas-time advertisements for department store John Lewis, including that one featuring a boxer dog on a trampoline. Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024 Related Articles Finley, 41, is currently CEO of Debenhams, which Boohoo acquired out of administration and transformed into a digital department store. Samantha Conti, WWD, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for department store 

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of department store was in 1887

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“Department store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/department%20store. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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department store

noun
: a store having separate sections for a wide variety of goods
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